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Engineering Manager

Vargo Group


Job Location:

Cardiff - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 7 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description
Engineering Manager (R&D)

Location:Cardiff
Salary:Up to 60000
Contract:Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time on site

Vargo is supporting a multinational engineeringbusiness with the appointment of an experienced Engineering Manager to lead on R&D Projects on a permanent basis.

This is a technical leadership role responsible for leading the development of innovative solutions and ensuring the successful delivery of new products customer-specific developments and technology improvement projects. The role combines technical leadership project management and people management supporting growth in custom-engineered solutions new markets and technologies.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the development of new products and technologies.

  • Drive the design and development of customer-specific solutions.

  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers.

  • Review and approve technical designs calculations specifications and drawings.

  • Support complex customer applications and technical problem-solving.

  • Lead concept generation feasibility studies prototyping and product validation.

  • Coordinate testing and verification programmes.

  • Manage multiple R&D projects ensuring delivery to agreed scope budget and timescales.

  • Allocate engineering resources effectively across projects.

  • Provide technical support to Sales and Business Development teams.

  • Work closely with Global R&D Finance Quality and Operations.

  • Support product certification technical documentation and engineering change control.

The role will also involve supporting innovation IP protection product improvement and R&D-related activity.

About you

You will bring strong technical competence commercial awareness and leadership capability. Youll be confident leading technical projects supporting engineers and working closely with customers and internal stakeholders.

Required experience includes:

  • Degree in mechanical engineering product design or a related discipline.

  • Minimum 5 years experience in product development or engineering.

  • Experience managing technical projects.

  • Previous leadership or supervisory experience.

  • Strong stakeholder management skills.

  • Excellent problem-solving ability.

Apply

For more information please contact Tom Miller at Vargo Group on or email .

Please note: Our client is unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have full right-to-work in the UK in order to be considered.

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